More than 100 activities are planned for around the state on Saturday, with volunteers pitching in to do everything from stocking the shelves at an Exeter food pantry to chopping firewood for needy families in Peterborough.

The Obamas started the National Day of Service four years ago, calling on all Americans to join in service to honor the life and legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

A Justice Department civil rights investigation has concluded that the Ferguson Police Department and the city's municipal court engaged in a "pattern and practice" of discrimination against African-Americans, according to a U.S. law enforcement official.